Plastic Surgery

AESTHETIC (COSMETIC) SURGICAL SERVICES

Definition and general information

  • Surgical services performed to enhance a better look of body parts which already have normal function – restoration of form.

  Liposuction

  •  Surgical suctioning of fat from the subcutaneous space.
  • Who benefits from this service?
  • Individuals experiencing ‘stubborn’ fat after weight loss through exercise and diet
  • Individuals needing fat grafting for several reasons like breast, calf or buttock enhancement (augmentation), ageing face rejuvenation, hastening of wound healing etc.
  • Men seeking enhancement of ‘6-pac’ after work-out exercises
  • Ladies in child bearing age who still wish to give birth

  Types of liposuction

Mastopexy (breast lift)

Definition: – it’s a cosmetic procedure synonymous to reduction mammoplasty but in these circumstances, the breasts need more of a lift than a reduction. Clients normally don’t express antecedent symptoms as in reduction mammoplasty. The breasts are large but not larger than normal – called macromastia.

Abdominoplasty (Tummy-tuck)

Definition: – recontouring of the abdominal wall by excising excess skin and fat (with or without liposuction) together with plication of anterior abdominal wall musculature.

Brachioplasty 

It’s a surgical procedure aimed at reducing the size of arms

Face-lift

The aim is to reverse effects of ageing that include wrinkles, loss of facial fat, sagging skin etc

O-shot

It’s a non-invasive surgical procedure done to enhance sexual pleasure

Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)

Augmentation (enhancement) of the buttocks through

Rhinoplasty 

Reshaping of the nose and related facial structures

REDUCTION MAMMOPLASTY

Definition: – It’s a surgical procedure carried out to reduce the size of larger than normal breasts – called Gigantomastia.

What causes gigantomastia?